Caucus concerns: accessibility, Ryerson’s portrait, and the Coburn Award
The Fall 2025 caucus meeting report
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VUSAC
VUSAC Spring 2025 Elections: Exec Candidate Profiles
An overview of the executive candidates running for the VUSAC Spring 2025 Elections. The voting period for the elections lasts from March 20 at 12:00 am to March 24 at 11:59 pm. This year, the four VUSAC executive positions have uncontested candidates. Nevertheless, it is important to be informed of the candidates running to represent
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Concerns sparked from over six hour VUSAC budget ratification
A discussion with the VUSAC President on concerns from the winter budget meetings The Victoria University Students’ Administrative Council (VUSAC) winter 2025 budget ratification on January 17 and 31 raised student concerns. To better address these questions, The Strand interviewed VUSAC president Juhyung Yun. A notable concern was the time taken for budget ratification compared
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Spandan Sengupta on running for Vice-President Internal
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for the position of Vice-President Internal. This position is mainly concerned with keeping VUSAC running as smoothly and efficiently as possible and maintaining the internal workings of the council. This includes sitting on the hiring panel for staff members,
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Tran Thai on running for Vice-President Internal
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running to be VUSAC’s Vice-President Internal for next year! The role of VPI is to take care of internal relations, operations, and policy to make sure that the council is functioning the best that it can! I think it truly
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Rachel Leggett on running for Mental Wellness Commissioner
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I’m running for Mental Wellness Commissioner! The position is centred around advocating for better mental health services, sharing information about resources, and trying to destigmatize struggles with mental health. Can you summarize the key points of your platform? My platform is
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Haseeb Chughtai on running for Academic Commissioner
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? The position I am running for is Academic Commissioner. As Academic Commissioner I play an important role, ensuring students voices are heard and they are offered the support they need to succeed within the academic and professional aspects. Can you summarize
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Ava Harrington on running for UTSU Vic director
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I am running as a Victoria Director on the University of Toronto’s Students’ Union Board of Directors. The UTSU advocates and provides services for full-time undergraduate students at the St. George campus. Directors debate, refine, and vote on important policies related to
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Dorian DiTommaso on running for Mental Wellness Commissioner
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I am running for Mental Wellness Commissioner. The position is meant to advocate for the betterment of mental health services at Vic and to run programming on the topic of mental wellness. Can you summarize the key points of your platform?
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Holly Johnstone on running for Arts and Culture Commissioner
What position are you running for, and what are the responsibilities of this position? I am running to be VUSAC’s Arts and Culture Commissioner! The Arts and Culture Commission is responsible for much of the arts-related programming hosted on Vic campus throughout the year. This includes producing re-occurring events like the Gardiner Gala, The Bob
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